JFunk
Aquarium Advice Newbie
Hi There
This is my first time posting to any forum ever. Apologies in advance if I mess it up
First off the standard info:
Problem:
Guppies who stop eating, become thin and sometimes eventually die. only 2/6 guppies are currently still eating. 4 guppies have died in the last 2 weeks. Pics of what is probably causing it are below.
Tank parameters:
15 Gallon Fluval Flex (planted tank, cycled since January) No carbon.
ammonia:0
nitrites:0
nitrates:0-2.5
temp: 78
pH: 7.2
Inhabitants:
4 male baby guppies
2 almost adult male guppies
1 otto cat
Tank care:
General:30% water changes are done about every two weeks. Light gravel vac done every time.
Recent: Tried treating with metroplex (in the water column). No change. Then I suspected Camallanus (dealt with is a while back and thought I saw some thing on the otto.) Treated with levamisole at the beginning of last week. No guppies have died since treatment but are still not eating. I pulled out a lot of the plants, the stones and driftwood. Everything received a bleach dip and was put back into the tank after the levamisole treatment was over. (Treatment also involved 2X50% water changes and a heavy gravel vac)
Diet:
Not much at the moment. Generally speaking they are fed a diet of flakes, various pellets, peas and frozen brine shrimp. I alternate what I feed every meal.
I recently got back into fish keeping after a 10 year break. I've made the mistake of buying sick fish right off the bat (several times) and I've been struggling to be disease free ever since. I finally went out and bought a microscope and caught some fresh fish poop. 2/3 tanks seem ok. Below is the white poo from the tank in question. It's kinda terrifying. I can't figure out what it is or how to treat it. Please help!
Thank you SO much,
Julianna
This is my first time posting to any forum ever. Apologies in advance if I mess it up
First off the standard info:
Problem:
Guppies who stop eating, become thin and sometimes eventually die. only 2/6 guppies are currently still eating. 4 guppies have died in the last 2 weeks. Pics of what is probably causing it are below.
Tank parameters:
15 Gallon Fluval Flex (planted tank, cycled since January) No carbon.
ammonia:0
nitrites:0
nitrates:0-2.5
temp: 78
pH: 7.2
Inhabitants:
4 male baby guppies
2 almost adult male guppies
1 otto cat
Tank care:
General:30% water changes are done about every two weeks. Light gravel vac done every time.
Recent: Tried treating with metroplex (in the water column). No change. Then I suspected Camallanus (dealt with is a while back and thought I saw some thing on the otto.) Treated with levamisole at the beginning of last week. No guppies have died since treatment but are still not eating. I pulled out a lot of the plants, the stones and driftwood. Everything received a bleach dip and was put back into the tank after the levamisole treatment was over. (Treatment also involved 2X50% water changes and a heavy gravel vac)
Diet:
Not much at the moment. Generally speaking they are fed a diet of flakes, various pellets, peas and frozen brine shrimp. I alternate what I feed every meal.
I recently got back into fish keeping after a 10 year break. I've made the mistake of buying sick fish right off the bat (several times) and I've been struggling to be disease free ever since. I finally went out and bought a microscope and caught some fresh fish poop. 2/3 tanks seem ok. Below is the white poo from the tank in question. It's kinda terrifying. I can't figure out what it is or how to treat it. Please help!
Thank you SO much,
Julianna